徒呼奈何 meaning in English

regret in vain; cry to no avail; nothing can be done.; only sigh in despair; only to sigh; utter bootless cries; utter unavailing cries of despair

Explosive cross - border trade has turned even splendid new six - lane highways into endless moving belts of steel containers . if there is an accident , tailbacks are immediate , and enormous . lack of proper hard shoulders on which crippled vehicles can be pushed to clear the highways means long delays for frustrated motorists
若在公路上适当地设有路肩，失灵的车辆便可以推到路边去，不致阻塞交通；可是在缺乏这种设施的路段，一旦有人中途坏车，其他驾车人士只有徒呼奈何，行程大受阻延。